The
report, written for senior officers, also reveals how white girls were
used to recruit other vulnerable victims on behalf of the gangs.

But
there were fears over a row ahead of the May 2010 General Election and
an English Defence League rally in April leading to a 'backlash against
law abiding citizens from Asian/Pakistani communities'.

Despite
the warnings police did not warn the public or appeal for information
about the men responsible and the report was only published this week
under the Freedom of Information Act.

In
one heavily redacted passage, the document reads: 'In (redacted) a
teacher at a (redacted) that a group of Asian males were approaching
pupils at the school gate and grooming them. Strong anecdotal evidence
shows this MO (modus operandi) is being used across the force.